Archive for October, 2015

After Things: Give Yourself Some Wins

Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
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After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.
Andrew’s got a stack of manuscripts! His experience formatting for ebook and physical books. Preparing your work so that others can best read it.
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Andrew: Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Brian: Dance Showdown and The Dark Crystal (now on Netflix)

Justin: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Podcast: Goblin Police

Monday, October 26th, 2015
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Magic Leap is making moves. What does a successful AR/VR device look like? An analysis of the BTTF trilogy. Goblin-mania continues!
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Picks:

Andrew: How To Write a Novella in 24 Hours (free for Andrew’s email list) and Public Enemy Zero paperback

Justin: Indiana Jones Complete Collection

Brian: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

After Things: How To Write A Title In 24 Hours

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
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After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.
Andrew enlists his Twitter followers to crowdsource a title for his new book. Advice on coming up with titles and covers. Communicating with designers.
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Andrew: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy TV adaptation on YouTube

Brian: 99Designs

Justin: Daredevil

Episode: Ernest Goes To Zimbabwe

Sunday, October 18th, 2015
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A goblin update! Something screwy on Mars. SpaceX will try the Falcon 9 again.
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Pick:

Andrew: Goosebumps

Justin: Saturday Night Live (10/17/2015)

Brian: The Beginner’s Guide

Tesla’s Model S Get Over-Air Autopilot Update – Driving Becomes More Stressful Than Before

Thursday, October 15th, 2015

Tesla Model S just got an update…

An update that now lets the car take the wheel while you clench every fiber in your being and level up your blood pressure to new levels when it does.

Tesla’s Model S just received an over-air update that allows the car to drive autonomously…well…sort of…

As long as the Tesla can detect the cars around it and the painted lines on the road everything’s great. It’s almost like “The Future is HERE!” great.

Almost.

Still unable to read stop signs and light signals, the autonomous update appropriately called “Autopilot Mode” still has a long way to go before we can truly trust computer to fully take the wheel. Moving along in a crowd of cars, the Tesla will do everything for you including changing lanes. Once the car is the first car at an intersection, however, it’s up to the driver for a few minutes until the car is moving again.

Elon Musk, in the statement about the update, can’t be explicit enough about relinquishing control to an automated system that’s not anywhere near where it needs to be to just let go of the wheel and start episode-binging on Netflix.

“It’s almost to the point where you can take your hands off…but we’re very clearly saying this is not a case of abdicating responsibility. The hardware and software are not yet at the point where a driver can abdicate responsibility. [The system] requires drivers to remain engaged and aware when Autosteer is enabled. Drivers must keep their hands on the steering wheel.”

Because there’s nothing more jarring than being yanked out of an intense Netflix movie to suddenly avoid dying in a collision.

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Episode: They Fart Out Their Mouths

Sunday, October 11th, 2015
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Bryce joins Brian and Justin for a new Weird Things! A big breakthrough in mealworms. How do we scam money out of indigenous peoples?
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Pick:

Brian: Free Locke & Key cast reading

Justin: Kingpin

Bryce: The Beginner’s Guide

Ant-Man

After Things: Oreo Critique

Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
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The hard, hard choice to edit. The hard, hard process of shooting a film with your friends Ways of handing out critique. How should you request feedback?
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AT Picks:

Andrew: The Art of Readable Writing
Brian: Stumbling on Happiness
Justin: The Bill Simmons Podcast

Episode: Anachronistic Disco Treat

Sunday, October 4th, 2015
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Flowing water on Mars. Can we expect life? The Martian discussion (spoilers, 21:17-43:06). A trio of Martian mysteries.
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Pick:

Andrew: Jurassic World

Brian: The Martian and Hearthstone

Justin: Rick & Morty